Thank you - that seems to work. Now the issue is getting access to the machine in a 24x7 environment. Yes, your command is correct.
From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 12:50 PM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: PCI nightmare - c:\windows\csc files Does using the Registry value to reset the database do this, or does that just whack the database and not the data? As I recall it's HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CSC\Parameters\FormatDatabase (DWORD 1) and then a restart... From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Richard McClary Sent: 20 June 2017 17:32 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [NTSysADM] PCI nightmare - c:\windows\csc files Greetings! Since MS had the annoying habit of enabling off-line caching, I have a PCI nightmare. All our workstations are Window 7 Professional, SP1. A scan by an application called "IdentityFinder" has located 3000+ files among several dozen machines it claims has either social security numbers or credit card information. They are off-line cached files in c:\windows\CSC\... So far, my Google searches seem to indicate I go to each machine (possibly remote desktop), log in, and delete off-line files (Sync Center, etc). This seems to delete my own off-line cached files on that machine (and there are none). I would prefer to do this remotely, also preferably accessing the C: drive on each machine without needing to log in (24x7 operation, and chances are most seats will be occupied). An aggravation is, I do not know where these machines are. They all have a 12-character "name", and most differ from one another by 1 or 2 characters, which makes things extra fun. Trying to remotely access the C$ volume and taking ownership of the C:\Windows\CSC directory and whacking things has worked in the past (MS says to not do that - presumably because it damages the off-line caching system, which is just fine!), but there have been some machines where this has not worked. So to summarize, is there a way to remotely clean out the c:\windows\CSC folder on a number of remote workstations? Thank you... The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(r) (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s) of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited unless authorized by the sender. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply email and permanently delete this e-mail and any printout thereof. The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(r) (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s) of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited unless authorized by the sender. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply email and permanently delete this e-mail and any printout thereof.